French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Brest, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
  • 62': Islam Slimani
FT
1 - 1
Brest
  • 43': Irvin Cardona

Brest hold Lyon to 1-1 draw in Ligue 1

Lyon were held to a surprise 1-1 home draw by Brest at the start of their Ligue 1 campaign as both sides missed an array of chances.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
  • 3': Jere Uronen (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
  • 8': Foul by Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest).
  • 8': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Brest).
  • 8': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Mendes following a set piece situation.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Irvin Cardona (Brest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Romain Faivre (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Mounié with a headed pass.
  • 17': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
  • 17': Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Haris Belkebla because of an injury.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
  • 26': Foul by Hugo Magnetti (Brest).
  • 26': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
  • 28': Jere Uronen (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest).
  • 29': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 32': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
  • 32': Steve Mounié (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Lilian Brassier (Brest) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Brendan Chardonnet.
  • 34': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Hianga'a M'Bock.
  • 35': Foul by Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest).
  • 35': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
  • 39': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
  • 39': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
  • 43': Goal! Lyon 0, Brest 1. Irvin Cardona (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a fast break.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
  • 45': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Steve Mounié (Brest) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Faivre with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lyon 0, Brest 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Brest 1.
  • 46': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
  • 47': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
  • 49': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Irvin Cardona.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Léo Dubois (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Castello Lukeba.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Steve Mounié with a headed pass.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Romain Faivre (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Honorat.
  • 56': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
  • 56': Irvin Cardona (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Moussa Dembele.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Faivre with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steve Mounié with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
  • 57': Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Hand ball by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
  • 60': Substitution, Lyon. Islam Slimani replaces Thiago Mendes.
  • 60': Substitution, Lyon. Lucas Paquetá replaces Rayan Cherki.
  • 62': Goal! Lyon 1, Brest 1. Islam Slimani (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a headed pass.
  • 64': Substitution, Brest. Jérémy Le Douaron replaces Irvin Cardona because of an injury.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Romain Faivre (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Foul by Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest).
  • 66': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
  • 67': Foul by Hugo Magnetti (Brest).
  • 67': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Hugo Magnetti (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Franck Honorat.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 73': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Hugo Magnetti.
  • 73': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
  • 73': Steve Mounié (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
  • 74': Lilian Brassier (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross.
  • 77': Substitution, Brest. Julien Faussurier replaces Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
  • 78': Substitution, Brest. Jean-Kévin Duverne replaces Franck Honorat.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Steve Mounié (Brest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Julien Faussurier with a cross.
  • 81': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Steve Mounié (Brest) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Brest).
  • 83': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
  • 87': Offside, Brest. Julien Faussurier tries a through ball, but Romain Faivre is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Steve Mounié (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Foul by Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest).
  • 89': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
  • 90'+1': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Islam Slimani (Lyon).
  • 90'+3': Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Islam Slimani (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Brest 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lyon 1, Brest 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 6
31 Possession 69
13 SHOTS 17
8 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
225 Accurate Passes 604
298 Passes 681
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 38
32 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 11
16 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 7
24 Effective Clearances 11
24 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 29,018

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angers 0 0 0
2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0
4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

LYON Lyon (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
4 Castello Lukeba
6 Marcelo
14 Léo Dubois
17 Malo Gusto
23 Thiago Mendes
8 Houssem Aouar
25 Maxence Caqueret
9 Moussa Dembélé
18 Rayan Cherki
7 Karl Toko Ekambi
Lyon Substitutes:
Sinaly Diomande, Habib Keita, Islam Slimani, Gael Nsombi, Lucas Paquetá, Florent Da Silva, Julian Pollersbeck, Tino Kadewere.

BRE Brest (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Marco Bizot (GK)
3 Lilian Brassier
5 Brendan Chardonnet
20 Jere Uronen
18 Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
21 Romain Faivre
28 Hianga'A M'Bock
7 Haris Belkebla
15 Steve Mounié
14 Irvin Cardona
9 Franck Honorat
Brest Substitutes:
Jean-Kévin Duverne, Denys Bain, Julien Faussurier, Grégoire Coudert, Romain Philippoteaux, Jeremy Le Douaron, Gautier Larsonneur, Noah Sow, Hugo Magnetti.

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